A judge has temporarily blocked Wisconsin Republicans' contentious lame-duck laws limiting the powers of new Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who immediately used his restored authority to pull the state out of a multistate challenge to the Affordable Care Act.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intensified a push for U.S. recognition of Israeli control over Golan Heights, disputed territory with Syria, and in return President Donald Trump delivered a diplomatic victory before his next election.

A bill that would dramatically toughen the requirements to get an initiative or referendum on the Idaho ballot is back on track after Senate amendments. The bill is from Eagle Republican C. Scott Grow.